Ezra 5:8

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

We went to Judah, where the temple of the great God is being built with huge stones and wooden beams set in the walls. Everyone is working hard, and the building is going up fast.

Cross References

Ezra 2:1

King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylonia had captured many of the people of Judah and had taken them as prisoners to Babylonia. Now they were on their way back to Jerusalem and to their own towns everywhere in Judah.

Ezra 5:7

which said: King Darius, we wish you the best!

Ezra 5:9

We asked those in charge to tell us who gave them permission to rebuild the temple.

Ezra 6:10

I want them to be able to offer pleasing sacrifices to God and to pray for me and my family.

Ezra 6:4

with one row of wooden beams for each three rows of large stones. The royal treasury will pay for everything.

Ezra 7:23

They must provide whatever the God of heaven demands for his temple, so that he won't be angry with me and with the kings who rule after me.

Nehemiah 11:3

Some of the people of Israel, the priests, the Levites, the temple workers, and the descendants of Solomon's servants lived on their own property in the towns of Judah. But the leaders of the province lived in Jerusalem with their families.

Esther 1:1

King Xerxes of Persia lived in his capital city of Susa and ruled one hundred and twenty-seven provinces from India to Ethiopia.

Esther 1:22

and he sent letters to all his provinces. Each letter was written in the language of the province to which it was sent, and it said that husbands should have complete control over their wives and children.

Psalm 145:3

You are wonderful, LORD, and you deserve all praise, because you are much greater than anyone can understand.

Daniel 2:47

The king said, “Now I know that your God is above all other gods and kings, because he gave you the power to explain this mystery.”

Daniel 3:26

Nebuchadnezzar went closer to the flaming furnace and said to the three young men, “You servants of the Most High God, come out at once!” They came out,

Daniel 4:2

I am glad to tell about the wonderful miracles God Most High has done for me.

Daniel 6:26

I command everyone in my kingdom to worship and honour the God of Daniel. He is the living God, the one who lives for ever. His power and his kingdom will never end.

Deuteronomy 10:17

The LORD your God is more powerful than all other gods and lords, and his tremendous power is to be feared. His decisions are always fair, and you cannot bribe him to change his mind.

Deuteronomy 32:31

Even our enemies know that only our God is a Mighty Rock.